Incidents
In late 2007, a polar bear escaped from its cage due to human negligence, and died after being tranquilized.
In July 2004 a man who had fallen asleep in a drunken stupor, woke up and roamed the zoo alone. He evidently tried to offer a Polar Bear a cookie, only to have his hand bitten off. His screams alerted security who called an ambulance. He survived following surgery, but his hand was never recovered.
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